IRMNG - Spirostomum Ehrenberg, 1834

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Spirostomum Ehrenberg, 1834

IRMNG_ID

1022606 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1022606)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Spirostomidae Stein, 1867

Synonymised names

Spironectum Jankowski, 1967 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Spirstomum · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Spirostomum ambiguum (Müller, 1786) Ehrenberg, 1835
Species Spirostomum filum (Ehrenberg, 1838) Claparède & Lachmann, 1858
Species Spirostomum inflatum (Kahl, 1927) Kahl, 1930-5
Species Spirostomum intermedium Kahl, 1930-5
Species Spirostomum loxodes Stokes, 1885
Species Spirostomum minus Roux, 1901
Species Spirostomum teres Claparède & Lachmann, 1859

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1833 (1835)
page(s): 252 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Ehrenberg, 1833.

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Ehrenberg, 1833. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Spirostomum Ehrenberg, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1022606 on 2026-06-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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original description Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1833 (1835)
page(s): 252 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/Lynn & Small, 2000 [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Lynn & Small, 2000 [details]

habitat flag source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

original description (of Spironectum Jankowski, 1967) Jankowski, A.W. (1967). [New genera and subgenera of classes Gymnostomea and Ciliostomea]. In: Materials of the V Conference of young scientists of Moldavia. Akad. Sei. Moldav. SSR, Kishinev: 36. [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Ehrenberg, 1833. [details]

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